Front Office Features

Should Sports Teams Pay Their Interns?


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We have definitively determined that Tuesday's are the worst day of the week. Rob shares how he heard the news on the AAA season being pushed back at least a month. He got a call that started with "Hey.. did you see the tweet?". Never a good sign! We dive into the hot button topic of the week; unpaid sports internships. Chris is vehemently against the major sports teams not paying interns as we dissect how it affects the diversity initiatives teams have started. Asking socio economically challenged candidates to take a non-paid internship will never break the cycle. This also delves into full time roles that require a college degree but yet pay you minimum wage to start your career in sports. It's a system that is flawed and we blame all the CFOs (just kidding). Chris reads an email that he wrote early in his career to the Celtics that was abysmal and yells at his young self. Plus... "don't be that person" story of the week takes us to Nike and the Sneaker Sales story. If you are a big time Exec don't have your 19 year old kid running a shady operation!
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Front Office FeaturesBy Rob Crain and Chris Valente

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